公开(公告)号：US07135205B2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-14

申请号：US10506412

申请日：2003-02-28

申请人： Paul L. Smith ,  Peter W. Faguy ,  Andrew T. Hunt ,  Charles McKendrie Quillian, V ,  William John Dalzell, Jr. ,  Frank C. Witbrod ,  Stein S. Lee ,  William Harm ,  Joanne Yardlyne Smalley ,  Mark Batich ,  William Hoos

发明人： Paul L. Smith ,  Peter W. Faguy ,  Andrew T. Hunt ,  Charles McKendrie Quillian, V ,  William John Dalzell, Jr. ,  Frank C. Witbrod ,  Stein S. Lee ,  William Harm ,  Joanne Yardlyne Smalley ,  Mark Batich ,  William Hoos

IPC分类号： B05D1/02 ,  B05D1/34 ,  B05B7/26

CPC分类号： H01M4/8807 ,  C23C16/453 ,  H01M4/0419 ,  H01M4/8605 ,  H01M4/886 ,  H01M4/8867 ,  H01M8/04197 ,  H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/1004

摘要： To form an ionomer-based catalytic layer on a porous substrate, a heat source (40) is used to dry an ionomer-containing spray (46) so that it does not substantially liquid flow on the substrate (14). The ionomer spray (46) may contain a catalyst. A spray (46) of mixed material for forming the catalytic layer is entrained by a gas stream and is heated and directed to a substrate surface (12). For hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells, catalytic material is incorporated into the proton-conducting membrane (56) to convert diffusing oxygen and hydrogen to water to reduce potential loss at the electrodes and maintain hydration of the proton-conducting membrane (56).